Ethereum Developer Consensys Denies User Data Was Compromised
Consensys, the Ethereum software firm behind MetaMask, has denied rumors that user data or funds were compromised after a North Korea-linked IT worker temporarily gained access to the core codebase of MetaMask. The contractor, who contributed to MetaMask's codebase between March 9 and early April, was swiftly terminated and an internal security audit was launched. Consensys has confirmed that it notified law enforcement and that its investigation found no malicious code was deployed and no customer assets or data were compromised.
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The swift termination of the contractor and launch of an internal security audit are positive steps, but it's crucial to note that the absence of malicious code deployment doesn't necessarily guarantee that no data was exfiltrated or compromised in other ways, such as through logging or exfiltration of sensitive information during the access period.